TVLIC Going Online for May 8 Competition

This semester, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will be holding our biannual Investment Competition (TVLIC) online. This virtual competition will offer a unique opportunity for graduate students from any UT System school to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Past participants, such as the founders of uShip, BeatBox Beverages and […]

JBTVL in 2019: Year in Review

JBTVL in 2019: Year in Review As we wrap up 2019, marking our 35th year of supporting entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin and beyond, we take a look back and reflect on how JBTVL made a positive impact with the help of all our stakeholders. JBTVL Investment Competition Our flagship event, the […]

Watch Startup Pitches at the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition on Dec. 6

The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) is designed to mimic the real-world process of raising venture capital. Graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin present their ideas for new businesses and receive invaluable feedback from entrepreneurs and investors. Many TVLIC competitors go on to launch their businesses. Successful competitors have included uShip, […]

Veteran Austin entrepreneur Mellie Price Tapped to Lead New Business/Medical Partnership

Health Startups Have New Home for Growth, Opportunity at UT Austin Veteran Austin entrepreneur Mellie Price tapped to lead new business/medical partnership AUSTIN, Texas – Health product innovators and entrepreneurs in the Texas capital are getting a leg up thanks to a new partnership at The University of Texas at Austin between the Jon Brumley […]

ShaadiBox wins Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition

AUSTIN, Texas – Three members of the McCombs MBA Class of 2019, Pallavi Nair, Yukti Gangwani and Jamal Olatunde, earned first place for their online retail platform, ShaadiBox, during the Spring 2019 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) held on May 10, 2019 at Robert Rowling Hall. ShaadiBox solves a difficult problem that Indian-American brides […]

2019 Spring Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition Winners Announced

ShaadiBox earned first place and the $10,000 award in JBTVL’s Spring 2019 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) on May 10, 2019. As Texas Champion, ShaadiBox also won the priceless opportunity to close the Nasdaq in New York City and advising from the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs staff. ShaadiBox solves a challenging and complex […]